# Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/44714

- CGTN, 2026-09-03 15:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-03/Peru-cuts-ties-with-Iran-1Q90A7n1QYw/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Peru has severed diplomatic relations with Iran after more than 50 years, only weeks after President Keiko Fujimori took office. Lima links the decision to Iran’s role in Middle East conflicts, its nuclear program and threats to trade through the Strait of Hormuz, while Fujimori seeks closer U.S. ties and Trump presses countries to isolate Tehran.